The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12

there were rings of engaging, handsome, dis
solute young fellows, who kept US moral
but unengaainS seniors from the favors
of the fair; there were subtle, conspiring
rings among our creditors which sent into
BANKRUPTCY AMI restricted our credit In
fact it would not be hazardous to say that all
that was calAn.tous in public and private ex-
periencc was clearly traceable to that COM
bination of power in IA minority over weak
ness in ria i0rity-snown a ring.
HAPPY there was q body OF denigods, as
yet uninvoled, who should speedily settle all
that. When Smith, of Minnesota, Robinson,
of Vermont, and Jones, of Georgia, returned
to congress from those rural secIusious
potent v isa Information and SO freed from
local TTcssr.iess-, it was understood, vaguely,
that -rca: things would be done. This was
always u.flortooJ. There never was time
in the hitory of American politics when, to
use the expression of the Journals before al
Iided to, tho present session Of congress did
not IBID fair to lie the most mosnentous in
our h;isosy," and cid not, as far as facts go,
leave Il Vast amount of unfinished important
business lying EcpcIessly upon its desk, hav-
ing "bolte,ir the rest as rashly and with Is
little regard 20 digestion or assimilation as
the american traveller has for his railway
refreshment.
In this capital, on this fanguid midsummer
day in an upper room of one of its second
rate hotels, the Hon. Pratt c. Gashwier sat
at his writing table. There are certain large,
feshy men with whom the omission of even a
necktie or collar has all the effect of an in
decent exposure. The Hon Mr. Gashwiler,
in his trousers and shirt, was a sight to be
avoided by the modest eye There were such
palpabic suggestions of vast extei.S of unc-
tuous flesh in the slight glimpse offered by
his open throat that his dishabille should have
been a. private as his business. Nevertheless,
when there was a knock at his door, he I'M
hesitati1SIy said, Come in" pushing away a
| goblet crowned with certain aromatic herb
| with his right hand, while he drew toward
| him with his left few proof slips Of his
| forthcoming speech. The Gashwiler brow
| became as il were, intclligently distracted
| The Intruder regarded Gashwiler with
| glance of familiar recognition from his right
| cye while his left took i'll rapid survey of
the papers on the table, and CLEANED sarton-
ically.
You arc at work, see,r he said apoIoget-
ically.
l ~ fGpilttl tue tOut5IeSSulstiif WIN an
| air of perfunctory WEAKNESS, -one of my
speeches. Those id printers make such a
mess of it, suppose 1 doa't write a very
fine hand.'
Ii the gifted Gashwiler had added that he
did not write IA very intelligent hand, or a
very grammatical hand, and that his spell
iny WAS faulty, he would have been truth
full, although the copy and proof before him
| might not have borne him out The near
fact was that the speech was composed and
written ~ one Expectant Dobbs, a poor re-
tainer of Gashwier. and the honorable menu
ber's labor as a proof-reader was confined 70
the Introduction of such words as anarchy, +"
"oligarchy," satrap," palladium and
"Argus-eyed' in the proof, with little rel
evancy to position or place, and no Per-
ceptibie effect to argument
| The stranger saw all this with his wicked
left eve, but continued To beam mildly with
his right. Removing the coat and waistcoat
| of tiashwiler from a chair, he drew it to
ward the table, pushing aside n Portly, loud
| ticking watch--the very image of GashwileI
that lay beside him, and resting his elbows
on the proofs, said:
"WcI!'
"IIave you anything news" asked the par
Eamentary Gashwiler.
Much a woman replied the stranger
The astute GashwiIar, waiting further in
formation, concluded to receive this fact
gaily and calamity. a woman.-my deal
MIR. Wiles-of course! The dear creatures,
he continued with a fat, offensive chuckle
somehow are always making their charm
ing presence felt. Ha. ha, A man, sir, il
| .,,1l iEo 70 hat So,-
of thing, and knows when he must be agreea
ble-agreeable, sir, but firm, I've had my
experience, sir-my o,cn expericnce7-ant
the congressman leaned back in his chair, moi
unlike a robust st. Anthony who had with
stood one temptation to thrive on another.
YES" said Wiles, impatiently, but ID
it, she's on the other side"
The other sioe,7 repeated Gashwiler, va
cantly
YES, she's niece of Garcia's A little sht
| devil"
But Garcias our side rejoined Cash
wiler
-Hes, but she is bought by the ring
A woman :" sneered Mr.. Gishwiler. wha
she do with who won't be mad,
fools of l. she so Handsome r
Il never saw any great beauty in her,
sid Wiles, shortly, although they say tina
she's rather caught that id Thatcher. il
| spite of his coitlness At any rate she is hi
| prctcce. But she Isn't the sort you're thinl,
| in.s Of, Gashwiler. They say she knows %
pretent,s IL know, something about the grant
She may have got hold OF some OF her uncle
| paners. These grcaSsrs We're always d
fools; and if hc did anything foolish, like a
not he bunglod or didn't cover up his tracks
iR,I with hi, knowledge and facilities, too
| VIII. if ia" but here Mr.. Wiles stoppe'
| to.i-h over ths. inequalities of fortune tina
wasted opportunities the less skillfu
camp.
Mr. Gashwiler became diGnified. Ssh
can do nothing with u" he said potentially
Nils turned his wicked eye on hin
',I.nt.l AMI Mi.srel, who sold cut to on
I:i4.l, ave afraid OF hcr They We're our Wi
ms, verify believe they'd take bas-
evcl.ytilia., if she got after them. And as 70
Pedro, he thinks she hollis the power of III
AMI death over him
Pedro. life and death-what's all this
sail tine astoai he'd Gashwiler.
Vtifcs saw his L!un,lcr, but saw also that
h..i gone too far TO stop Pedro, he saie
w. strongly suspected of having murciere
Co.l,l,o, one ~ the original locaters.
Mr. Gasawiier turned white as a sheet, an
then flushed as-ain into an apoplcctic GLOW
| DO yotfe dare to say" he began soon a.
| could iind his tongue and his legs, for in II
exercise of his congress ional functions the
| extreme members supported each other-~d
YOU mean to say" he stammered in risiH
rage. that You have dared to deceive a
| American lawgiver into legislating upon